While we are still a loooooong way away from the presidential election in December, Lee Myung-bak has been pumping up his numbers over the last few months.
The Korea Times says that Lee now enjoys the support of 33.1 percent of the Korean public followed by Park Geun-hye at 23.0 and Goh Kun at 18.3.
The Hanky’s Poll gives Lee an even bigger lead. He is listed at 38.9 percent with Park at 13.8 and Goh at 11.5.
(Such a big difference in numbers suggests that there were big differences in question wording or some other part of their methodologies. In any case, both polls have Park well ahead.)
The Hanky piece also includes some information which may explain why Lee is pulling ahead:
Asked what the most important factor is for the country’s next president, 44.5 percent of respondents said that he or she should have a ‘driving force,’ followed by stability (18.9 percent), morality (14.4 percent) and a reformist mindset (8.5 percent). In October 2002, two months ahead of the presidential election that year, 35.7 percent of those polled picked morality as the most important factor for a next president.
Of the top three presidential candidates, former Seoul mayor Lee had a 75.4 percent rating in terms of possession of a ‘driving force,’ followed by Park with 40.7 percent and Goh with 24 percent.
Considering the public’s current mood, a guy nicknamed “The Bulldozer” will beat a guy nicknamed “Mr Stability” any day of the week.
The public’s lower emphasis on morality also weakens one of Koh’s claims for the presidency (his famed lack of corruption) while making it easier for Lee to move past tennis-gate.
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“The Bulldozer” does that mean more poorly thought ideas like the “English Village”?
I am true blue with Hannara but the last thing I want is another leader with an attitude of “Build it and they will come”. Why can’t we have leaders a lassie fair attitude?
I can understand the current socialist regime mucking things up, but why do the other guys have to do the same thing?
Are people that stupid in this country that they can be bought with their own tax dollars?
Ah, the pendulum swings; what a surprise!
Quiz:
“morality” is to _____, as “driving force” is to _______.
Vote for the guy and get a canal as useful as tits on a boar.
…ummmm roll.
I swear I am turing into Homer Simpson the older I get.
I think a cartoon from English Chosun sum up Roh and Uri dang feelings about the recent poll results on Lee, Park even Koh.
Roh and his followers might be ready to launch all the negative campaigns towards opponents. That’s how they got the blue house last time over Lee Hoi-Chang, remember?
Barring a huge scandal of some sort, bank on Lee Myung Bak as next President of the Republic of Korea.
Regarding Lee Hoi Chang, he’s a scum bag. I once overheard a conversation among US Koreans about some relative in South Korea standing in the “right line”, with Lee Hoi Chang. Offering him some stuff, and getting ready to get appointed in some high position. They were so confident that LHC was gonna win and were promised certain govt places. All the soothsayers, jumjaengee’s were supposedly predicting LHC winning, too. That solidified their hopes, for some reason. Anyway, then LHC’s sons somehow being unqualified for military service came up, and I think it was all down hill after that.